Wong Tai Sin District

This article is about the administrative district known as Wong Tai Sin District.

Wong Tai Sin

District emblem

Location within the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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District Council Chairman

Wong Kam-chi, JP

Constituencies

Area
–Land
–Water

Population
–Total (2001)
–Density

444,630
47,503/km²

Latitude
Longitude

Official website:
Wong Tai Sin District Council

For the Chinese deity, see Wong Tai Sin.

For the area in Hong Kong, see Wong Tai Sin, Hong Kong.

For the famous temple in Hong Kong, see Wong Tai Sin Temple.

Wong Tai Sin District (Traditional Chinese: 黃大仙區; pinyin: Huángdàxiān) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon. Population (2000): 432,400.

The district contains the following areas: Diamond Hill, Wang Tau Hom, Lok Fu, Chuk Yuen, Wong Tai Sin, Tsz Wan Shan, Fung Wong, Choi Hung and Choi Wan, an area that includes several major public housing estates.

The district derives its name from the Wong Tai Sin Temple, dedicated to Wong Tai Sin, which is located there.

In the district, there is a nunnery called Chi Lin Nunnery. It is a famous tourist point. It is build in Tang Dynasty style.

Transport

Wong Tai Sin is served by Lung Cheung Road and the Kwun Tong Line of the MTR metro system. The stations are Lok Fu, Wong Tai Sin, Diamond Hill and Choi Hung.

Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western \| Eastern \| Southern \| Wan Chai
Kowloon (including New Kowloon): Kowloon City \| Kwun Tong \| Sham Shui Po \| Wong Tai Sin \| Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories: Islands \| Kwai Tsing \| North \| Sai Kung \| Sha Tin \| Tai Po \| Tsuen Wan \| Tuen Mun \| Yuen Long

Districts of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Island: Central and Western \| Eastern \| Southern \| Wan Chai
Kowloon (including New Kowloon): Kowloon City \| Kwun Tong \| Sham Shui Po \| Wong Tai Sin \| Yau Tsim Mong
New Territories: Islands \| Kwai Tsing \| North \| Sai Kung \| Sha Tin \| Tai Po \| Tsuen Wan \| Tuen Mun \| Yuen Long